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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 20.
Published in final edited form as: Foot Ankle Int. 2012 May;33(5):363–370. doi: 10.3113/FAI.2012.0363

Table 2.

Pre and post-test results of plantarflexor peak torque, peak plantar pressure, and dorsiflexion range of motion

Dose/kg PFT Pre (Nm) PFT Post (Nm) Change PPP Pre (N/cm2) PPP Post (N/cm2) Change DFROM pre Knee Extended/Flexed (degrees) DFROM post Knee Extended/Flexed (degrees) Change
Placebo Group
1 0 25 22 −3 41 41 0 −4/6 −4/0 0/−6
2 0 27 29 2 27 36 9 −4/8 −10/4 −6/−4
3 0 22 29 7 60 63 3 0/7 0/0 0/−7
4 0 23 28 5 53 34 −19 −4/−3 −2/8 2/10
5 0 56 58 2 31 36 5 0/8 2/10 2/2
Average ± SD 3 ± 4 0 ± 11 0 ± 3/−1 ± 7
200 Unit Group
6 2.0 81 52 −29 34 31 −3 4/10 3/6 −1/−4
7 2.2 17 10 −7 31 29 −2 0/0 3/2 3/2
8 2.0 14 12 −2 84 93 9 0/4 9/6 9/2
9 1.9 25 23 −2 24 31 7 −5/10 2/0 7/−10
10 2.0 22 26 4 60 53 −7 −4/2 −2/2 2/0
11 2.0 70 59 −11 59 20 −39 −8/8 −5/10 3/2
12 1.9 30 23 −7 51 55 4 −6/6 0/0 6/−6
Average ± SD −8 ± 11 −4 ± 16 4 ± 3/−2 ± 5
300 Unit Group
13 2.0 17 25 8 23 29 6 4/10 0/2 −4/−8
14 3.2 13 10 −3 9 11 2 2/2 8/14 6/12
15 2.1 30 43 13 38 39 1 −4/4 3/11 7/7
16 2.3 22 17 −5 34 27 −7 0/2 −4/2 −4/0
17 2.4 36 53 17 32 31 −1 8/16 5/14 −3/−2
Average ± SD 6 ± 10 0 ± 5 0 ± 6/2 ± 8

PFT=plantarflexor peak torque, PPP=peak plantar pressure, DFROM=dorsiflexion range of motion